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    Trump Pardons His Friend Conrad Black, Who Wrote Glowing Trump Biography Last Year

    The former media mogul was convicted of fraud in 2007 and served more than 3 years in prison. Black says Trump told him he was reversing an unjust verdict, not rewarding him for his support.
    by Laurel Wamsley May 16, 2019 2 minutes
    Former media baron Conrad Black was pardoned by President Trump on Wednesday. Black, center is seen here following a 2011 hearing in Chicago.

    President Trump has granted a pardon to former media mogul and society figure Conrad Black, who was convicted of fraud in 2007.

    Black is also a friend of the president's, and frequently praises him in his newspaper columns. Last year, Black published a biography of Trump, titled Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other.

    "Donald Trump's nature has always been to in the first chapter.

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